PTI protests in Pakistan killed 4 people and injured more than 50 before they came to an end

Islamabad: In Pakistan, four people died before jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party PTI called off protests. At the same time, more than 50 people were injured. Let me tell you that after strict control by the government, PTI officially announced the cessation of protests on Wednesday. But before that, four people had died in clashes between police and protesters at midnight. PTI attributed this to the actions of the authorities.

Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party earlier claimed that hundreds of people were killed in violent clashes with security personnel. Amid concerns over the whereabouts of Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, who led the march to Islamabad, the party said they were both in Khyber – Mansehra town near Abbottabad in Pakhtunkhwa province. Authorities have started reopening roads and clearing sites where vandalism occurred during the three-day PTI protest.

Protesters evacuate the area

Khan’s supporters had to evacuate the capital D-Chowk and surrounding areas after a midnight crackdown. PTI called the crackdown a “genocide” under “fascist military rule”, while police sources said around 450 protesters were arrested during the crackdown. PTI, in a press release on its official ‘X’ handle, said, “In view of the atrocities committed by the government and its plans to turn the capital into a slaughterhouse of defenseless people, (we) will continue to hold peaceful protests for some time “Declaring suspension.” The party said the next step would be taken based on Khan’s instructions. Earlier on Tuesday evening, PTI supporters clashed with officials of law enforcement agencies before they successfully staged a sit-in at D-Chowk as part of the Islamabad march that began on Sunday.

6 security guards also died

Six security personnel were killed and dozens injured in clashes between supporters and police. Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, who led the march from Peshawar to Islamabad along with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, said that after Khan’s release from prison Before, the protesters wouldn’t leave. However, security personnel continued efforts to remove them from the area. The Presidential Palace, Prime Minister’s Office, Parliament and the Supreme Court are located near D-Chowk. Around midnight, police and rangers launched an operation to clear the Blue Zone business district.

Imran Khan had called for demonstrations

The 72-year-old former prime minister, who has been jailed since August last year, issued a “final call” for nationwide protests on November 24. He made the call on November 13th. Khan reportedly condemned the theft of warrants, unjust arrests of people and the passage of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution. Regarding the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, he once said that it strengthened “dictatorship.” Khan has been detained in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail since last year and more than 200 cases have been registered against him, according to his party. (language)

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